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Monday December 11, 2017

Mark Gardiner lost both his father and brother to alcohol addiction. He called into Checkup from Cape Breton Island, N.S., to talk about the trauma he's experienced due to his family's drinking habits, especially around the holidays.

Monday December 11, 2017

Harold R. Johnson is a Harvard-educated lawyer, a former crown prosecutor, author and a traditional trap line operator. During Checkup’s show on the dangers of alcohol, Johnson spoke with host Duncan McCue about his book Firewater: How Alcohol Is Killing My People (and Yours).

Monday December 11, 2017

During Cross Country Checkup’s show on the dangers of alcohol, Luis Rufo, who was originally born in Spain and but now lives in Calgary, called in to air his frustration over Canada’s restrictive policies around alcohol.

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During Cross Country Checkup’s show on the dangers of alcohol, Luis Rufo, who was originally born in Spain and but now lives in Calgary, called in to air his frustration over Canada’s restrictive policies around alcohol. More
Dec 11, 4:49 PM ET

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Harold R. Johnson is a Harvard-educated lawyer, a former crown prosecutor, author and a traditional trap line operator. During Checkup’s show on the dangers of alcohol, Johnson spoke with host Duncan McCue about his book Firewater: How Alcohol Is Killing My People (and Yours). More
Dec 11, 4:52 PM ET

Mark Gardiner lost both his father and brother to alcohol addiction. He called into Checkup from Cape Breton Island, N.S., to talk about the trauma he's experienced due to his family's drinking habits, especially around the holidays. More
Dec 11, 4:49 PM ET

The 2017 Retail Apocalypse...that's what they're calling so many stores closing in malls all over North America. Sears is the latest, and when the anchor store leaves, the mall often goes too. Could this spell the end of the department store, the indoor mall, and its community meeting space?